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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 16, 2021Pinal County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2021, 1:27 PM MST for Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2021, 1:27 PM MST (20:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2021, 2:15 PM MST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pinal County, AZ

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 67 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-08-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1291 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

832 
WUUS55 KTWC 162027
SVRTWC
AZC021-162115-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0142.210816T2027Z-210816T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
127 PM MST Mon Aug 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 215 PM MST.

* At 127 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest
  of Dudleyville, or 11 miles west of Mammoth, and is nearly
  stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Dudleyville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3270 11074 3270 11092 3288 11093 3288 11072
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 204DEG 2KT 3278 11084 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

AH
2 follow-up statements
167 
WWUS55 KTWC 162051
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
151 PM MST Mon Aug 16 2021

AZC021-162115-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-210816T2115Z/
Pinal-
151 PM MST Mon Aug 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY...

At 151 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest
of Dudleyville, or 12 miles north of Oracle, and is nearly
stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly remote areas of east
central Pinal County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3272 11075 3270 11092 3288 11093 3288 11076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 156DEG 2KT 3279 11085 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

AH
873 
WWUS55 KTWC 162110
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
210 PM MST Mon Aug 16 2021

AZC021-162120-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-210816T2115Z/
Pinal-
210 PM MST Mon Aug 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 215 PM MST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3272 11075 3270 11092 3288 11093 3288 11076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 204DEG 2KT 3280 11085 

$$

AH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 7:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee43 min
Aug 15, 7:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham58 min
Aug 15, 8:30 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Pinal46 min
Aug 16, 12:20 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPinal55 min
Aug 16, 12:39 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPinal3 hr
Aug 16, 1:49 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPinal3 hr
Aug 16, 3:06 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham, Greenlee3 hr
Aug 16, 3:11 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz34 min
Aug 16, 3:14 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham46 min
Aug 16, 3:58 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham47 min
Aug 16, 4:38 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham, Greenlee3 hr
Aug 16, 4:44 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham46 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.